Balthasar Gérard

E64915

French person assassin human

Balthasar Gérard was a French Catholic zealot best known for assassinating William the Silent, leader of the Dutch Revolt, in 1584.

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	French person → assassin → human →
allegiance	Philip II of Spain NERFINISHED →
causeOfDeath	execution by dismemberment →
convictedOf	murder of William the Silent → regicide →
countryOfCitizenship	Kingdom of France →
dateOfAssassination	1584-07-10 →
dateOfBirth	1557 →
dateOfDeath	1584-07-14 →
ethnicGroup	French →
executedBy	authorities of the Dutch Republic →
familyName	Gérard →
givenName	Balthasar →
hasCenturyOfBirth	16th century →
hasCenturyOfDeath	16th century →
hasRoleInHistory	assassin of a key leader of the Dutch Revolt →
hasVictim	William the Silent →
historicalPeriod	16th century →
ideology	Catholic zealotry →
languageSpoken	French →
mannerOfDeath	execution →
methodOfKilling	firearm →
movement	Counter-Reformation →
notableEvent	trial and execution in Delft →
notableFor	assassination of William the Silent →
notableWork	assassination of William the Silent →
notedAs	French Catholic zealot →
occupation	assassin →
opponentOf	Dutch Revolt →
participantIn	Dutch Revolt → Eighty Years' War →
placeOfAssassination	Prinsenhof, Delft →
placeOfBirth	Kingdom of France → Languedoc → Villemoustaussou →
placeOfDeath	County of Holland → Delft NERFINISHED → Habsburg Netherlands →
religion	Catholicism →
religiousIdentity	Roman Catholic →
residence	Delft NERFINISHED →
sexOrGender	male →
supportedBy	Spanish monarchy →
targetOfAssassination	William the Silent →
usedWeapon	pistol →

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Willem van Nassau → William I of Orange →	assassinatedBy
Balthasar Gérard ("Balthasar") →	givenName